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Boeing Paces Dow; Apple Gains 3.9%

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Donna Kardos Yesalavich

Updated March 5, 2010 11:32 p.m. ET

NEW YORK—Stocks rose broadly Friday following the government's report of fewer job losses than expected for February, which gave a big boost to industrial stocks such as Boeing and Caterpillar and financial companies including American Express.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 122.06 points, or 1.2%, to 10566.20, marking its biggest one-day gain since Feb. 16 and its highest closing value since Jan. 20. For the week, the measure climbed 240.94 points, or 2.3%. The index returned to the black for the year to date this...